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False Island Seaplane Base
FAKFalse Island, Alaska
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Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in False Island, Alaska, False Island Seaplane Base (FAK) operates as a seaplane base. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
FAK has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM, 9 nm), Tenakee Seaplane Base (TKE, 15 nm), and Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN, 21 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FAK vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FAK, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
2Z6
IATA
FAK
FAA / Local
2Z6
Elevation
—
Coordinates
57.5322° N · 135.2130° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Seaplane
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmCYMChatham Seaplane BaseChatham
- 15nmTKETenakee Seaplane BaseTenakee Springs
- 21nmAGNAngoon Seaplane BaseAngoon
- 30nmSITSitka Rocky Gutierrez AirportSitka
- 34nmHNHHoonah AirportHoonah
- 41nmPECPelican Seaplane BasePelican
Location
Open the full map2Z6 · False Island Seaplane Base · False Island, AK
From the ramp
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